Box-strap and bale-tie.



AUGUST A. PATZLAFF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOX-STRAP AND BALE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Application led January 27, 1908. Serial No. 412,826.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST A. PATZLAFF, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Straps and Bale-Ties; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Ileretofore box straps have usually been cut from scrap sheet metal and when nailed in place upon the box it reinforces the corners and ends thereof, the nails, the heads of which protrude slightly beyond the face of the strap are frequently drawn or partly drawn by handling the box and in consequence are not only likely to injure those handling the box, but of course, also loosen the strap on the box to such an extent as to practically destroy its efciency and furthermore the cut or raw edges of the straps are for a similar reason objectionable and unless a very good quality of metal is used, permit the strap to be readily broken rendering it useless. Many of the same objections against the box straps as heretofore constructed apply with equal force to the bale bands and ties therefor, as heretofore used.

The object of this invention is to provide a construction adapted for use either as box straps or bale bands and which is so constructed that if used as a box strap injury to the person or clothing of one handling the box and also the accidental withdrawing of the nails whereby the strap is secured in place is obviated.

It is also an object of the invention to afford an exceedingly strong, cheap and simple construction which, if used as a bale band, possesses none of the objectionable features heretofore common and which is provided with means for aording an effective bale tie.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and more fully pointed oit and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device applied as a box strap but for convenience illustrating also the bale tie. F ig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View showing the recessing of the nail heads. Fig.

3 is a fragmentary face View of the strap. Eig. 4t is an enlarged view of one form of tie.

As shown in the drawings: A indicates a box of any suitable size about each end of which is rigidly secured a box strap B, em-

bodying my invention. Said box strap as shown comprises a strip of sheet metal b of suitable width, each edge of which is rolled over a wire b so that said wires aord a bead along the edge of the strap and on the same side thereof. In securing the box strap in place the beaded surface is turned inwardly upon the box and the nails b2 are driven through the strap as is usual but owing to the beads formed by the wires on the under side of the strap the strip is drawn down at the middle thereby in ei'ect countersinking the heads of the nails below the plane of the strip so that a box provided with box straps embodying my invention '75 may readily slide upon any suitable surface without the possibility of the nail heads catching on the supporting means to partly draw the nails and of course owing to the fact that the nail heads lie below the plane of the strip, the nails cannot catch or injure the person or clothing of the workman handling the box.

When used as a bale tie the construction is substantially the same except that the ends of the Wire b project beyond the strip either at one end or at both ends of the same. If at both ends the band is secured about the bale by bringing the ends together and securing the same each to the other by Ineans of the extending ends of the Wires. As shown at B in Fig. l if desired the ends of the wires may be extended from one end of the bale band only. In that event one or more apertures may be provided in the opposite end of the band as shown in Fig. 4:, and the wires from the opposite end of the bale band are threaded therethrough and secured upon themselves as shown in Fig. 4C or 1n any other con- 100 may be constructed outwardly instead of inwardly permitting the face of the strap to lie flat on the box instead kof as shown in Fig. 2. In either event the heads of the nails must lie belo7 the outer surface of theA l.

band or strap to prevent catching uponv any object while handling thebox.-A

I claim as my invention: Y 1. A box strap and bale band eornp'rsng' strip of sheet ,metal apertured at one end and Wire rolled in each edge thereof and extended from one end of the strap adapted to engageY through said aperture to draw the 10 ends of the strap together.

2. A box strap and bale band comprising a strip of sheet metal having wire rolled in each edge thereof on the same side of the stripand projecting beyond the strip to afford a tie..

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subserbng'wtnesses.

AUGUST A. PATZLAFF.

Vtnesses:

C. lV. HILLS, K. E. HANNAH. 

